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Plex Systems To Introduce App That Provides Extension To Plex Manufacturing Cloud

DETROIT – Plex Systems will introduce an app that works as a seamless extension of the Plex Manufacturing Cloud, enabling a manufacturer’s workforce to handle key business-critical shop floor and administrative responsibilities, as well as access and share relevant information real-time from mobile devices. Plex Systems develops cloud ERP and MES for manufacturing. Plex Mobile

20 Local High School Students To Receive $30,000 In Winning Futures Awards Celebration

WARREN - Twenty local high school students will receive scholarships totaling $30,000 and 20 volunteer mentors will be recognized for their outstanding dedication and service at the Winning Futures Awards Celebration, June 7 at the Venetian Club in Madison Heights. Attendance is by invitation only. Winning Futures empowers youth to succeed through in-class mentoring, strategic

By |2018-05-17T18:48:08-04:00May 17th, 2018|Featured, STEM|

EntryPoint, Creative Consortium, Cybernoor

ROYAL OAK - Emily Heintz talks about her new project, EntryPoint, that seeks to fill the gaps in Michigan entrepreneurial ecosystem. Joe Melnick outlines his new project to create a consortium of creative entrepreneurs. Ned Staebler will explain why TechTown will buy NextEnergy and turn it into an innovation center. Ahmed Alomari introduces Cybernoor, the Oracle

By |2018-05-13T19:00:18-04:00May 10th, 2018|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

EntryPoint Seeks To Fill The Funding, Training Gaps In Michigan Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

ANN ARBOR - Emily Heintz, Associate Director of the Michigan Venture Capital Association, has spent a decade working with a wide range of entrepreneurial support groups and startups, in which she found gaps in funding, talent and research that she felt needed to be filled.  In March, Heintz launched EntryPoint, her gap-filling company she hopes

By |2018-05-13T12:03:10-04:00May 10th, 2018|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Wayne State Buys NextEnergy Center, Launches Innovation Consortium

DETROIT — Wayne State University will buy the NextEnergy Center, the state of Michigan’s advanced energy industry accelerator, and transform it into a center for university-industry collaboration and research. The university announced the move as a $6.6 million investment in Detroit Urban Solutions, a technology innovation consortium. The building will be rechristened as the Wayne

By |2018-05-09T16:06:00-04:00May 9th, 2018|Clean Update, Featured|

UM Study: Even One Connected Vehicle Can Improve Safety, Save Energy In Traffic

ANN ARBOR — Connected cruise control uses vehicle-to-vehicle communication to let automated vehicles respond to multiple cars at a time in an effort to save energy and improve safety. University of Michigan researchers have demonstrated its effectiveness on public roads, even when just one automated vehicle is moving among human-driven cars. Vehicle-to-vehicle communication, or V2V,

By |2018-05-09T15:56:27-04:00May 9th, 2018|Auto Tech, Autonomous Vehicles, Featured|

SMG/Cobo Center’s Tech Services Revenue Up 58 Percent From A Year Ago

DETROIT - SMG/Cobo Center’s revenue for technology services is up 58 percent compared to last year, despite the fact that WIFI remains free to visitors and event attendees, General Manager Claude Molinari announced this week. “Facility-wide free WiFi in Cobo Center differentiates us in the market, and has been free of charge since the installation

Summer Computer Camps, CloudTech1, Cyber Attacks, Michigan Growth Capital Symposium

ROYAL OAK - Lawrence Tech’s Sabrina Collins joins M2 TechCast to talk about LTU’s  summer computer camps. CloudTech1’s Rick Beckers announces new products offered by his Managed Service Provider. Richard Stiennon will scare our pants off disclosing the latest cyber threats. Michigan Professor David Brophy announces the presenting companies at the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium.

By |2018-05-03T21:31:38-04:00May 3rd, 2018|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

DTE Electric To Sell $525 Million In Green Bonds To Build Solar Arrays, Wind Farms

DETROIT - DTE Electric plans to sell $525 million in bonds to finance renewable energy projects, such as solar arrays and wind farms, and strengthen energy efficiency programs o reduce carbon emissions by more than 80 percent by 2050. Shorter term, DTE Electric must meet stricter Michigan Public Service Commission regulations that require the utility to

By |2018-05-07T20:51:10-04:00May 3rd, 2018|Clean Update, Featured|

Michigan Teams Dominate FIRST Robotics World Championships

DETROIT — More than 15,000 students and 40,000 family members, friends and fans gathered last week for the FIRST Robotics world championships. The four-day event came down to a conclusion Saturday night in front of thousands of cheering fans at Ford Field when teams competed in match finals for the FIRST Robotics Competition and FIRST

By |2018-05-07T20:54:55-04:00May 2nd, 2018|ESD, Featured|